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Thanks Mish. Pics will follow but HKM have made subtle changes due to feedback received on the last kit. The seat pads for the navigator/bombaimer now have inserts to go behind the bulkheads (these were hollow on the first release and showed). So they did listen

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The cockpit continues most of the basic painting is done. With most of the detail moulded on it's a satisfying painting challenge to pick out the various details. Most of this is done and a dry brush. Next is a cost of clear for a wash.

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Time for an update from the weekend. Cockpit is together and it just fits, perfectly. As does the canopy interior framing. In top of that the glazing just fits too. I may be enjoying this a bit too much but it is just a pleasure to build.

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Gooo-on Duncster,get one on the "BlackMike test and review" fleet and give us a big in-depth on it.

As I said afore,I daren't..........(there was noises earlier about wishing to purchase a 1/72 Freightdog Spit.XVIII tail for £4 !!!!!!!)

You are a bad man, trying to encourage this poor school janitor (and Secret Agent, oh hang on that was Hong Kong Fooey) and very part time plastic model pusher into a lifetime of debt and pain! I'll do it so long as the kit comes with 633 Sqn decals (best film ever, I only went to the "Flicks" to see it 14 times when I was a kid and will still watch it whenever it comes on the goggle box).

Duncan B ("you can kill the men but you can't kill a Squadron", however I know of at least one Officer who tried bloody hard to disprove that!)

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You are a bad man, trying to encourage this poor school janitor (and Secret Agent, oh hang on that was Hong Kong Fooey) and very part time plastic model pusher into a lifetime of debt and pain! I'll do it so long as the kit comes with 633 Sqn decals (best film ever, I only went to the "Flicks" to see it 14 times when I was a kid and will still watch it whenever it comes on the goggle box).

Duncan B ("you can kill the men but you can't kill a Squadron", however I know of at least one Officer who tried bloody hard to disprove that!)

You'll need to paint the nose over like they did in the film then Dunc.

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Some some small progress today and yesterday (Just had the world's coldest day at duxford). The rear fuselage and tailwheel assembly is together. All of the control surfaces are moveable so far. The engineering is great it all fits like a glove. It's a shame to have to put the cover on the tail wheel assembly but oh well. Next is to detail and weather the bomb bay rear section and then start on some undercarriage.